Early Childhood Education

Entry requirements

Normally at least a 2:1 honours degree. Relevant experience in the field of early childhood education and care is desirable.

If you don't have a 2:1 honours degree, you might be eligible to register for a postgraduate certificate or diploma, and transfer to the masters course once you have completed the coursework in the first year to a satisfactory level.

Months of entry

September

Course content

This course blends distance learning with face-to-face teaching. It’s open to early childhood professionals anywhere in the world, including early years practitioners, FE and HE lecturers, teachers, nursery nurses, voluntary and independent providers, and inspectors and managers working in areas relevant to early childhood.

Wherever you are in the world, you’ll develop the skills you need to carry out high-quality educational research relevant to your own culture. Those skills include a clearer understanding of the policies, practice and theories that underpin your work.

You’ll discuss international approaches and educational change with leading experts.

Qualification and course duration

MA